helter skelter | Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Helter-skelter
·adv In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose; irregularly. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
helter-skelter
In a hurry; without order; tumultuously.--Todd. Johnson. Sir John, I am thy Pistol, and thy friend;...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
helter-skelter
Hurry and confusion. Defiance of good order. Privateerism. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Skelter
·vi To run off helter-skelter; to <<Hurry>>; to <<Scurry>>; — with away or off. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language